Epidemiological aspects and cost of managing hypertension in Saudi Arabian primary health care centres

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 493-501

  Al Shahri, M ^a   Mandil, A M A ^b   Elzubier, A G ^b   Hanif, M ^b  

^a AL HADA ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0006985764     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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